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After the Layoff, Infosys Extends Training Period|
- By Manu Sharma, Apr 15, 2009 1752 hrs IST
- Tags : Infosys Technologies, Manu Sharma, Non-performers , T V Mohandas Pai, layoffs, personal improvement programme
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After the recent layoff of 2,100 staff for being "Non-performers", Infosys Technologies has extended the mandatory training period for new recruits from the existing four months to seven months.
This move is ostensibly to ensure that more trainees get absorbed in the organization.
According to T. V. Mohandas Pai, member of the board of Infosys Technologies, based on their performance, 2,100 employees had left (or asked to leave) Infosys. "However, this does not mean that they were overall poor performers for the IT industry. They were only not up to our standards."
"The extension of the training period is to ensure more of them get qualified as per our standards," said Pai.
Interestingly, while 2% of the staff were layed off last year, this year it is 3% of the staff.
At present, the company has 8,000 trainees, coming from various cities, undergoing training at Mysore.
Out of the total number of layoffs, Infosys claims 850 persons left on their own, while 650 were asked to go through personal improvement programme, and the rest were outplaced. "We don't indiscriminately fire trainees, but have to layoff the bottom 5% of the poor performers," Pai said.
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